Chenwei John Yin

　　Founder, Great Cross of Saints Foundation

Mr. Chenwei John Yin has recently retired as a Vice President of Texas Instruments Asia in 2009. As the founder of the Great Cross of Saints Foundation, Mr. Yin promotes ethics and humanity in business. His knowledge in Chinese classics and philosophy as well as his experience as a top corporate executive has prepared him to develop the Corporate Ethics Program that seeks to empower the corporation as well as individual employees with new perspectives on corporate positioning, social responsibilities, and ethics learning. He has lectured on the topic of applying Chinese philosophy to personal growth and business ethics in schools and companies across China, Taiwan, and the U.S.

　Dr. Allan Conway

　Dean, Odette School of Business University of Windsor, Canada

Dean Dr. Allan Conway graduated with a Doctorate in Business Policy from the Harvard Business School. He also holds an MBA from the Ivey School at Western Ontario, and a BBA from St. Francis Xavier University. He is currently the Dean of the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor, a position he has occupied since July 2005. He has consulted for a wide variety of organizations and companies, including Enbridge, Textron, NAL Resources, EnCana, Standard & Poor, University of Northern British Columbia, and the APEC Financiers Group. Besides Canada, Dr. Conway has taught executive programs around the world in the Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, and the United States. Previous to joining academia, Dr. Conway held management positions with London Life Insurance, Scott Paper Co., and Global Television.

Dr. Conway has authored or co-authored four books. He also led a team of 14 university scholars selected from across Canada on a research study of Canada-Japan business interactions which led to the book Canadian Companies in Japan: lessons from experience. His current interests include the role of the CEO, corporate governance, and competition in the MBA industry. One of his current research papers is an examination of the executive succession experience among major Canadian public companies.